On April 21, 2021 the “21st Century Cures Act” mandated that all healthcare providers grant clients/patients access to their chart “without delay” and without charge. While providing access to one’s chart usually works very smoothly for medical treatment, it’s a different story for psychiatric and psychological treatment. For example, it’s common for a client to lack insight about themselves—that’s a big reason for going to therapy. So how will the treatment be affected when the client reads about how their psychologist or psychiatrist thinks they don’t know what the problem actually is? Make sure you listen to all 3 episodes as we have noted psychiatrist and trainer in medical record keeping, Dr. Tony Thrasher, to help us answer these questions. In this episode, Dr. Thrasher suggests creative ways to use the open note as a clinical tool that promotes transparency and mutual understanding between doctor and patient.

Hosts: Eyrn, Toshia, Alan

Guest: Tony Thrasher, MD, DFAPA